Food

Explore Mexico's Bread Culture

Max Falkowitz

There’s pan dulce the food, and pan dulce the ritual.

“Around 1 p.m., you head to the panadería, grab a tray and a pair of plastic tongs,” says cookbook author and Mexico City food expert Lesley Téllez. “There are kids running around your feet, and everyone’s chatty, and there’s row after row of beautiful breads in...